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bearly

bearly adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears; ursine. Also the misspelling of barely.

Adjective

bearly (comparative more bearly, superlative most bearly)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears; ursine.

Also used as

bearly is also the misspelling of barely.

bearly is also the misspelling of burly.

Forms of bearly

comparativemore bearly
superlativemost bearly

Origin of bearly

From bear + -ly. Compare bearlike.

Questions about bearly

What does bearly mean?
Bearly means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of bears; ursine.
What part of speech is bearly?
Bearly is an adjective.

Words near bearly in the dictionary

  1. Bearley
  2. bearlike
  3. bearlikeness
  4. bearling
  5. bearlings
  6. bearly
  7. Bearman
  8. Bearmans
  9. bearmeal
  10. bearmode
  11. bearnaise

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